On or about May 1, 2014, Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. (the “Registrant”) sent a letter to the financial representatives of the limited partners of the Registrant in which their clients have invested, announcing the final liquidating distribution and anticipated dissolution of the Registrant and advising them of a potential tax benefit for Class B investors with the closing of the Registrant, along with a copy of the investor letter, which will also include the audited statement of changes in net assets in liquidation, liquidation statement, and final distribution. A copy of the letter, which also includes a copy of the investor letter, including the liquidation statement dated May 1, 2014, and the audited statement of changes in net assets in liquidation, are attached as Exhibit 99.1, Exhibit 99.2, and Exhibit 99.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such exhibits and the information set forth therein are deemed to have been “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit

Number

Exhibit Title

99.1

Letter to Financial Representatives dated May 1, 2014

99.2

Letter to Investors dated May 1, 2014, including liquidation statement

99.3

Statement of Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND VIII, L.P.

(Registrant)

By:

WELLS PARTNERS, L.P.

General Partner

By:

WELLS CAPITAL, INC.

General Partner

By:

/s/ Randy A. Simmons

Randy A. Simmons

Senior Vice President

Date: May 1, 2014

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Number

Exhibit Title

99.1

Letter to Financial Representatives dated May 1, 2014

99.2

Letter to Investors dated May 1, 2014, including liquidation statement